Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (Resumed) Dail Éireann — 2021-06-23 ============================================================ Catherine Connolly (CC), Galway West I must now deal with a postponed division relating to the amendment in the name of Deputy Catherine Murphy to the motion regarding the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998. On Wednesday, 23 June 2021, on the question, "That the amendment to the motion be agreed to", a division was claimed and in accordance with Standing Order 80(2), that division must be taken now. Paul Kehoe (FG), Wexford Can I call for a walk-through vote? Catherine Connolly (CC), Galway West We are in the middle of a vote but, besides that, a walk-through vote cannot be called when the difference is greater than ten. It is not allowed under Standing Orders. Is í an cheist ag an bpointe seo ná----- Paul Kehoe (FG), Wexford I want to point out that the Sinn Féin party abstained on that last vote. Catherine Connolly (CC), Galway West We have to show a little respect for the process. Paul Kehoe (FG), Wexford I wonder why the Sinn Féin party has left the building. Is there a fire we do not know about? Catherine Connolly (CC), Galway West The Deputy is abusing the process and I say that very reluctantly. We are in the middle of a vote here. I ask for the Deputy's co-operation. Sean Fleming (FF), Laois-Offaly I want to know why Sinn Féin Members have left the building rather than come in and carry out their democratic duty in the national Parliament on a matter as serious as this. Catherine Connolly (CC), Galway West Deputy Fleming is the second Deputy----- Sean Fleming (FF), Laois-Offaly They have left the building. This must be highlighted. They have abandoned the national Parliament in favour of their own political agenda. This must be highlighted. Catherine Connolly (CC), Galway West This is one of the rare occasions on which I have risen to my feet. We are in the middle of a vote. I will hear no more. I am now on my feet. I am going to sit down. Points of order may not be made in the middle of a vote. Catherine Connolly (CC), Galway West I am now proceeding with the vote. --- Source: Houses of the Oireachtas. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The Official Report is revised after first publication; the fetch timestamp below identifies the version quoted. Record URI: https://data.oireachtas.ie/akn/ie/debateRecord/dail/2021-06-23/debate/main Retrieved: 2026-08-14T04:49:25+00:00 Sitting date: 2021-06-23